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Greater Manchester Combined Authority

combined authority for Greater Manchester, England
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Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a combined authority[1]. It draws 686 Wikipedia views per month (combined_authority category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority is located in North West England[3].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's instance of is recorded as combined authority[5].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[6].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's chief executive officer is recorded as Caroline Simpson[7].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Commons category is recorded as Greater Manchester Combined Authority[8].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's chairperson is recorded as Andy Burnham[9].
  • April 1, 2011 marks the founding of Greater Manchester Combined Authority[10].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5395, 'lon': -2.63597}[11].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's official website is recorded as https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk[12].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Greater Manchester[13].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's replaces is recorded as Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority[14].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'GMCA'}[15].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Mayor of Greater Manchester[16].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's has part is recorded as Mayor of Greater Manchester[17].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's has part is recorded as member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority[18].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+1000649'}[19].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[20].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's historic county is recorded as Cheshire[21].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[22].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23816'}[23].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3500'}[24].
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+483'}[25].

Body

Founding

April 1, 2011 marks the founding of Greater Manchester Combined Authority[10].

Identity

Greater Manchester Combined Authority's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'GMCA'}[15].

Leadership

Greater Manchester Combined Authority's chief executive officer is recorded as Caroline Simpson[7]. Its chairperson is recorded as Andy Burnham[9].

Operations

Greater Manchester Combined Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[6].

Why It Matters

Greater Manchester Combined Authority draws 686 Wikipedia views per month (combined_authority category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Manchester United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk. Retrieved . greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Peter James · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, Andy Burnham
    Historic county → Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Historic county: Derbyshire"
  2. 10w ago · M2Ys4U · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Replaces: Greater Manchester Fire Authority"
  3. 20w ago · M2Ys4U · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of viewers/listeners → {'amount': '+1000649'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 53.5395, 'lon': -2.63597}
    Applies to jurisdiction → Greater Manchester
    Position held by head of the organization → Mayor of Greater Manchester, chair of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Q139960755"
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